Seibu Dome
Seibu Dome is a stadium in Kami-Yamaguchi, Japan that opened in 1979. Its recorded capacity is 31,552.
Key facts
Seibu Dome is a stadium in Kami-Yamaguchi, Japan that opened in 1979. Its recorded capacity is 31,552. It is owned by Seibu Railway and Seibu Railway. It is operated by Saitama Seibu Lions. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including Seibu Lions Stadium, Invoice Seibu Dome, Seibu Prince Dome, MetLife Dome. Current tenants are Saitama Seibu Lions, Saitama Seibu Lions.
- Location
- Kami-Yamaguchi, Japan
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 31,552
- Opened
- 1979
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Seibu Railway, Seibu Railway
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 5
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Fixed roof
Seibu Dome is at latitude 35.7685, longitude 139.4205, in Kami-Yamaguchi, Japan. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 35.7685 |
| Longitude | 139.4205 |
| City | Kami-Yamaguchi |
| Region | Kami-Yamaguchi |
| Country | Japan |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof | Fixed roof | Wikipedia category | Source |
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Seibu Dome has carried 6 recorded names. Seibu Dome (1998–2004, 2008–2015) (no sponsor) ran Present. Seibu Lions Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1979 to 1997. Invoice Seibu Dome (no sponsor) ran 2005 to 2006. Goodwill Dome (no sponsor) ran 2007 to present. Seibu Prince Dome (no sponsor) ran 2015 to 2017. MetLife Dome (no sponsor) ran 2017 to 2022. The average tenure of a name here is 6.5 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Dome (1998–2004, 2008–2015) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Seibu Lions Stadium | None | 1979 to 1997 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Invoice Seibu Dome | None | 2005 to 2006 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Goodwill Dome | None | 2007 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Seibu Prince Dome | None | 2015 to 2017 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| MetLife Dome | None | 2017 to 2022 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Seibu Railway | 1979 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Seibu Railway | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Saitama Seibu Lions | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saitama Seibu Lions | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | Not mapped | 1979 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
27 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1481 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1480 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1375602827 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Belluna_Dome | Belluna Dome | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | MetLife Dome | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Seibu Prince Dome | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Goodwill Dome | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Invoice Seibu Dome | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Seibu Lions Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Seibu Dome (1998–2004, 2008–2015) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19516 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19515 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 19514 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 8001 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 8000 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: